Tuesday, 14 April 2015

It is weird where hobby inspiration comes from.I get the itch to start a new hobby quite
easily.Often it is from talking to
people.When someone is passionate about
something, then you can't help but be intrigued.Often it is from television.Exposing the masses to something will
certainly catch some people's interest.Most recently for me, it was from a book.

Looks pretty and organized.

I started reading Lawrence Block's Hit Me on a
recommendation from a friend.He had
recommended another series by Block, but I couldn't find them in the library so
I settled on this one.The basic story
was that of a contract killer who loves..... wait for it...not alcohol.Not fast cars.Not loose women......stamps.

The character (his name is Keller) had such passion for
stamps.He also had a lot of knowledge
to impart on this impressionable reader.He detailed the equipment and literature, as well as quite a lot of
historical information about stamps.

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When I was young I shared a stamp collecting hobby until
that person took it over and became obsessed with it.I don't even know what became of it
afterward--probably someone benefited from it.Either way, I do remember looking at the stamps and thinking of exotic
places.I loved the themes--trains,
cars, paintings, space travel, .... the ideas were endless.For some countries, it is really interesting
to see what they value enough to put on stamps.Of course, for some countries, they are hoping other people from foreign
countries will value them enough to collect them--hence the Disney stamps
produced by some countries--I guess some country has already produced a Frozen
stamp.I wonder if that is a big part of
their GDP. (note...I checked, and yes, a stamp already exists)

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I would love to have this one.

As for me, yes, there is an itch....but I won't even scratch
this one.There is just too much out
there.Too many stamps from too many
countries.While the tool collector in
me loves the idea of all those specialist tweezers, there is just too much
involved.On top of that, since I really
am more interested in the pictures than the collecting aspect, I would be
better off buying a full colour catalogue.I could enjoy the hobby is a much more confined way.

As for the novel....I enjoyed its episodic nature and
reading about stamps.It was
entertaining and certainly made my commute more enjoyable.

Sunday, 5 April 2015

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter.
For those of you doing hobbies, I hope you get a chance to do them today. I would have written a post about Easter eggs...but that is one hobby I have never pursued. Additionally, I have already ranted about Kinder Eggs on my other blog. Kinder Disappointment (Please take a look if you haven't already.) I figured it would be pointless to do it here as well.

About Me

What do you do if your life is bursting with hobbies. What do you do if you really can't concentrate on one thing for any real length of time. What do you do if you can't afford therapy for this sort of thing. I guess you write a blog about it.